Marking machine



April 3, 1928. 1,665,197

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April 3, 1928.

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' April 3, 1928. 1,665,197

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L fao INVENTOR Wea? :Z lede/'cn y @BLZ l. "7 md" hda ATTORN EY roller22. In this Way', the periphery of the Yroller is scraped before it passes frointhe coloring receptacle and alsok beforeit` enters the Coloring receptacle. It will be notedtliat the roller 22 is situated entirelyb'elow l'the highest liquid level of the receptacle andg vwith the scrapers, forms a substantial closure for said opening.y This arrangement particularly adapts the receptacle to use'Wit-li thick paint employed in striping Work. The pressure of the paint above the roller is eX- erated on the roller-thus `maintaining the paint in constant Contact with the roller and preventing the' latter turning in the paint `Without pickiiig'upfanyon itssurface. Be-

causethe roller Aisn'nade of metal and the VVscrapers cooperatevvith'the surface 'of the `same, thereisan eqifial` distribution of the paint over tliesurface'otthe roller.

Betiveen Vthe ,primary distributing roller 22 in theA coloring receptacle and the mark- "ing roller 9, a number ofidistributing and 'spreading rollers are employed; Engaging with the periphery 'of the metal roller 22 is composition roller 3l Which turns loosely 1 on a shaft 32. This shaft hasgrooves 32a on l opposite sides and isheldagainst'turning in siotsf34 formed inthestvvoarms 35 of a removable U-shaped frame, these slots merging into larger openings 36 which permit there-- moral of the sliait when the'U-shaped frame is removed from the casing 'l`.`Any suitable `means may Vbe f employed for holding the shai't'32 inione direction, inthis instance, a two armed springg'i has one arm secured at` 38to theiraine `and the other arm resting `iup'onlthose portions' lof the shaft 32 which y an annular groove 40 Which is arrangedfi'n ay project beyond-theiirame. Cooperating withA the roller is a metal roller 39,Which not only rotatesbut has an Varial movement. It is Y mounted upon a shaft like that on which the iolleibl is mounted and is formed withV pla-.ne at an angle other than a right angleto Y'the' axis o'lturning voit' `thelroller l/Vitliin this grooveoperatesa guide piece 4l Vwhich is guidediiia lugv 42 on the frame 35 and is pressedintothe groove by a. spring 43. It is apparent`l that, as Athe rollerj 31 turns, .any

Coloring` matter delivered theretoby the roller 22 Willjbe distributed Lover the "surface otthe roller 'Slby the roller 39. The frame has a marginal iiange V44 on each arm thereotan'd this marginal flange is guided in' '1,665,197l f. f

Ways 46 formed in .each of the sidewalls l. A spring 47 carried by the topplate 5 acts on the top otthis frame 35 and tends toV Y hold theroller '31l downwardly With yielding pressure against the roller 22 and also another distributing roller 48.

This distributing roller 48 is mounted on 'a` frame 35 of U-shaped construction through a sliaft.32,zthis traine 35a also carrying aLmet-al roller49 and a composition rollerO, the periphery oi' the metal roller 49 engaging the periphery'of the roller 48 and the periphery of the composition rollerV 5,0 enoa 0in the periphery `otthe iiietalrollei 49.

The metal roller 49 has `like the metal roller 39 Y ananiiulai" groove 40 in which the guide 4l-. operates inordeiwto Veffect the movement of 'the' roller 49 during its rotation and in orderY f to eijiect thev distribution or the coloring.

matter on the composition roller 48. The rollers 49 and 50 aie cacliinounted to turn on separate slia'iits V32 botlil'of' which, in thisvin-` stance, are mounted in the same slots, Which have large openings 36 at their upper ends.

Cooperating with the rotary impressioni roller is ai rotary design roller 51` which turns in' engagement Y vvith the impression roller 9 andk also in engagementiivith the Vdistributing roller 480i' the colorV distiibutj ving mechanism. Thisy designV roller 51 may peripheries any suitabledesigns.l Any suitable means may be employed for `supporting this design roller. l disks 5l are arranged on a. tubular shaft` 60 which is screw threadedv on opposite Y ends' for engagement With nuts' 61, the disks being separated if 'desired by Washers or spacers consist of oneor more disks having` on their Tn this"instance, the i f 62. 1This shaft 60 turns on a shaft 82 which i is similarto the other shafts 32' used inthe distributing mechanism. It desired tlilstirbular shaft 60 may have a notch 63' at oneI V end `which Will'periiiit the position ot|` the l j impression and design rollers tobereversed sothat the design roller'becomes the impres-V sion roller and the impression roller becomes an ink distributing roller. This adjustment could be made if it is desired to make anr impression on sott material and a yielding impression roller is unnecessary. TheV shaft 32 ot the impression ofthe design roller may be arranged on the U-shaped traine .35" which mounted in guides on Vthe exterior of `the casing and isyieldiifiglyV heldis position-by a spring"47.' This frame/859 also carries a distributing roller 52 ivhich is -V mounted on 'a shaft 32 like Athe otherV shafts 32. f 1 l To the end of making it possibleto cause the impression roller 9 toV follow "and run parallel With some other Aline or edge a guide roller 53 is provided. This'guide roller has les a hub 54 Vprovided With an annular grooveV y 55.` This"hubturns ina member 56 which carries vscrews ,57 entering f said annular Ligen'5,19%

' member 56 is secured, the shaft portion 6l also extending throughl the wheel 53. The

`surface of the whee1'58 may be provided with a rubber or other yielding tire 53a to l prevent its injuring the surface over which it travels. Y Y

I n the use of the invention, the receptacle 17 is filled with coloring mat-tei' which is to be applied through the apparatus. Through the wheel 22 this coloring matter is vrdelivered through the-distributing mechanism to the design roller which marksthe design on the impression roller 9 which in turn marks the object to be striped. The impression member being yielding adapts itself to an uneven surface so that itis possible to mark or stripe such surface. Theimpression roller may beV caused to giveA its impression along any line defined by the guide roller 53. This guide rolleris adjustable toward and from the casing through'a set screw 59, so'that itis possible'to make the impression roller operate at vany distance from a given line.

From the foregoing'V it will vbe seen that there has been provided a marking machinel in which all the parts are suitably enclosed to prevent the collection of dust on the ink distributing and impression surfaces. The impression roller does not have any design on its surface, but receives the `design from a design roller. Preferably this impression roller has a yielding surface so that it will adapt itself to unequal surfaces. The parts of the device are so mounted that they may be readily separated forl the purpose of cleaning the same. The ink receptacle is also removable so that a. receptaclecontaining other colors may be readily inserted in the casing.

' rotary impression roller of soft V'material' mounted in the casing having its peripherylVhat I claim as my invention and Vdesire,

to secure by Letters Patent is: .1. An apparatus of lthe class described comprising a casing having an opening, a

operable through said opening, design roller .engaging the soft impression roller and enclosed kin the casing,a color receptacleconnected with the casing, and .distributing means interposed between the color receptacle and the design roller andenclosed by the casing.

2. An apparatus ofthe class. describedy 'comprising a casing, a rotary impression roller mounted on the casing, a color receptacle removably V'supported onthe Vcasi-ng, a

distributing roller carried by and removable and the rotary a rotary impression roller mounted ink the opening at one end, al color receptacle re-` inovably fitted in the openingin the opposite end, and distributing devices arranged. between the'color receptacle and. said impressionroll'er removable through the op'en' plce by the closure. 'l'

4. 'An apparatus of theclass described comprising a support, an impression roller ing between the two openings and held in on the` support, a color receptacle on the,

support, distributing means' between the impression rollerand the color'receptacle emi b'odying -a "removable frame and a'V roller mounted on the arms of the frame, y and guiding means on the supporton which theframe is moved to and from operativep'os'i-l tion.

i 5. An apparatus of the class described comprising a support, an impression roller mounted on the support, a color receptacle mounted Von the support,-and distributing means interposedr between the colorreceptacle and the impression roller embodying-a plurality of independently removable frames mounted on the casing and each carrying a plurality of distributing rollers.

6. An apparatus of the class described comprising a support, an impression roller mounted on the support, a color receptacle mounted on the support, and distributing means interposed between'the color receptacle andthe impression roller embodying a plurality of inverted U-shaped frames slidl ably andV removably mounted on the supa plurality of distributing' rollers.

' 7. An apparatus of the class:`r described comprising aV support an impression rollei` on the support, a removable ycolor,receptacle on the support, a distributing roller mounted on the color receptacle' witliits uppermost portion below the highest`v levelfof the coloring matter containable'in the receptacle, Scrapers cooperating with the'roller above andbelow it'saxis, Vand distributing-means interposed between said roller and the im-` pression roller. ff v 8. Anapparatus of the class described comprising an impression roller vsupported by the casing, a colorreceptacle removably closure held in closed position'by the casing,

I `port and each carrying between its twonrm's iis .fitted vin the casing and having a movable l and distributingmechanism arranged in the casing and-interposed between the color re- Y and provided with guides in opposite walls thereof, an impression roller arranged at one end of the casing at one side of the guides, a color receptacle arranged on the 'casing on the opposite side of the guides, and distributing mechanism 'interposed betweenV the color-receptacle and the rolleraiid p embodying a frameguided on the guides of the casing, and a'spring means interposed `between saidframe rand the closure of the casing." Y

11. An apparatus ofthe class described .comprising a casing, an impression rollerV on the casing, a color receptacle on the casing,

guides formed on opposite walls of the cas-V ing, a. frame mounted on the guides and having arms provided with marginal flanges andV alsoswitli slots formed lwith enlarge ments, a shaft adapted yto be fitted into said enlargements-of the slots Aand to passv in the narrow portions of the slotsrto be held against turning, spring means acting on the shaft, and a roller turning lon the shaft and acting as part of a ldistributing means beltween the color receptacle and the impression roller. p

12. A markinoV machine com arising a su v 2 5. n port, ran impression roller mounted to turn `on the supportand having a yielding cyliiidrical'surface, a roller cooperating with the' impression'roller to place a design thereon,

' AaQcolorA receptacle7 and' color distributing 50 means interposed between the receptacle and 'the design rollen i n Y 413. A marking machine comprising an nn- Y pression roller having a yielding cylindrical surface, a design .roller cooperating therewith, and means for vsupplying colorto said design "roller,

`lll.` A marking machine comprising an impression roller having a yielding cylindrical surface, a design roller engaging suchl surface, a color receptacle, color distributing means interposed between the color recep# taclevand the design roller, and a, casing enclosing the distributing means and the design roller and the impression roller and having an opening through 'which the imn pression roller projects. f

15. Ay marking machinev comprising a colorreceptacle having a discharge opening below the liquid 'level of the receptacle, a hard surfaced roller arranged to operate a scraper cooperating with said hard surfaced roller vto distribute the coloring material thei'eover in said opening, an impression roller having aj rsoft cylindrical surface, a

y hard surfaced design roller. engaging'with the soft surfaced .impression roller, and .soft surfaced distributing rollers interposed between theV design roller and the hard surfaced roller operating in the opening of the color receptacle. y y Y' 16. A marking machine comprising a pressure feedcolor receptacle, a hard surfaced distributingroller in contact with the lcoloring matter in the receptacle, a scrapercooperating with saidwhard surfacedl roller so f to distribute the vcoloring materialthereover, Y

an impression roller having a yielding cylin-v drical surface, a hard surfaced design roller engaging the'yielding cylindrical surface of the iinpressionrroller, andlcolor distributing Vmeans interposed between the design roller and the 'hard surfacedroller that operates in Contact witlithe color matter, said color distributing means embodying asso-ft surfaced roller. j v i 17. Ainarkingiinachine comprising animpression roller having a soft cylindrical surface, a design roller engaging said surface andhaving' a relatively hard surface, a color Y receptacle, a `distribu-ting roller. having a hard surface operating in contact with the coloring mattei'. inthe receptacle, color dis-V tributing means interposed between the last` mentioned roller and the design roller, and a 'direct driving connection between the impression roller and itsroller operating in Contact with 'the coloring matter so that the latter roller 'may be turned .directly from the impression rollerindependently of theV peripheral ,engagement between the dis.-

tributing means interposed between the said impression` roller and Vthe rollerv operating in contact withv the coloring` matter.

FRED J., y LEDERER. 

